Egg Donation as An Instrument of Healing: A Conversation with Dr. Licciardi and Fertile Heart Moms

This Is a A Two-Part Program with Dr. Frederick Licciardi and Mothers of Children Conceived through Egg Donation, Facilitated by Author Julia Indichova

Part One: In this segment Dr. Frederick Licciardi, director of NYU Fertility Center’s Donor Program, one of country’s largest centers gives a thorough overview of the egg donation process and generously answers of the moms-to-be on the call. Dr. Licciardi is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and reproductive endocrinology, Dr. Licciardi is experienced in all aspects of infertility treatment and surgery. Widely recognized as a thought leader in his field, he is an associate professor at the New York University School of Medicine and a recipient of numerous industry awards.

Part Two:  In the part two of the program, we hear five Fertile Heart Moms sharing their experience with the egg donation process. Listening to their stories, it’s clear that the egg donation journey can become a journey of self-discovery and healing for the parents who choose this path as well as the young woman who decides to be part of their story. The case histories of the moms in the Fertile Heart community are a testament to the potential to use this ART option as a life-affirming pilgrimage for everyone involved.

Egg donation is here to stay. Our choice is to demonize it or humanize it. If we turn the procedure itself or for that matter any other form of ART into the “evil” that does nothing but harm, we forfeit the opportunity to affect change in that corner of the baby making world.

“Tonight’s call was not just about egg donation… it was about five amazing stories of hope beyond hope and happy endings.  Of real women that moved at their own pace through unbelievable hurt and loss and never gave up.  It helped me feel like I was not a freak considering it…I felt like I was in community and in like company. And it validated my desire to keep walking toward my child.”  Now that call is part of a 2 CD set which has become a much loved Fertile Heart resource for women and couples considering the egg donation path to parenthood.”